This bill address issues related to preventing and responding to oil spills.

This bill amends the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006 to extend the moratorium on oil and gas leasing in certain areas in the Gulf of Mexico until June 30, 2027.

This bill sets forth provisions concerning Coast Guard responsibilities, including designating areas that are at heightened risk of oil spills and implementing measures to ameliorate that risk.

This bill amends the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to establish a Gulf Coast Regional Citizens' Advisory Council to advise on facilities and tank vessels.

This bill makes an owner of oil responsible for oil spill cleanup. Currently, owners of oil are only responsible if the oil is being transported in a single-hull vessel.

This bill amends the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to permit the Coast Guard or the Department of Commerce to request a National Transportation Safety Board investigation of any accident occurring in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

Commerce must establish an inspection fee for OCS facilities for the cost of inspections of facilities and other duties.

This bill requires a comprehensive review of the capacity of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to respond to oil spills. NOAA must develop and maintain oil spill trajectory modeling capability.

The Coast Guard must evaluate and validate oil pollution containment and removal methods and technologies.

NOAA must carry out long-term marine environment monitoring and research program for the Gulf of Mexico.

The bill requires the Coast Guard to publish within 12 hours an Incident Action Plan in response to an oil spill.

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2018-06-05T07:13:30ZHREnvironmental Protection1152261Short Titles as IntroducedMarine Oil Spill Prevention ActOfficial Title as IntroducedTo improve the ability of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Coast Guard, and coastal States to sustain healthy ocean and coastal ecosystems by maintaining and sustaining their capabilities relating to oil spill preparedness, prevention, response, and for other purposes.Display TitleMarine Oil Spill Prevention Act(Extracted from GPO) Short Titles as IntroducedMarine Oil Spill Prevention Act11115132018-05-22hssy18Environment Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Environment.Committee2017-05-16hsii06Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.Committee2017-05-16hsii13Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.Committee2017-05-02hspw07Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.Committee2017-05-02hspw02Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee1House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.Committee2017-05-01IntroReferralhssy00Science, Space, and Technology CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.2House floor actionsH111002017-05-01IntroReferralhsii00Natural Resources CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.2House floor actionsH111002017-05-01IntroReferralReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.9Library of CongressH11100-A2017-05-01IntroReferralhspw00Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.2House floor actionsH111002017-05-01IntroReferralIntroduced in House9Library of CongressIntro-H2017-05-01IntroReferralIntroduced in House9Library of Congress10002018-05-22Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.House2017-05-02T03:11:48Z[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 74 (Monday, May 1, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ:H.R. 2261.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution:``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoExecution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vestedby this Constitution in the Government of the United States,or in any Department or Officer thereof. ``[Page H3003]]]>text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.Congressional Research Service, Library of CongressThis file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.